Hose coupling



kPatented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED sra'resiv PATENT OFFICE.

SAMU'ELA. SNELL, OF ST. Louis, MISSOURI) ASSIGNORTO MOON BROTHERS MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURLAOORPORATION or MISSOURI.

v HOSE COUPLING.

Application filed November'l25, 1921. ySerial No. 517,684.

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Bc it known that-I, SAMUEL subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hose Couplings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to lwhich it appertains to make andv use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application` My invention consists in a hose coupling such as will be most likely used in connecting a pump to the valve stem of bicycle or automobile tires. The ordinary hose coupling of this type is attached to the valve Stem by a threaded cap which is IScrewed onto the lvalve stem. Thek proximity of the wheel spokes, the wearon the threads and the delay occasioned by screwing on the coupling, all serve to make desirable a coupling which can be instantly secured to the Stem or re-A leased therefrom. Various cam and lever devices have been proposed and some are now in service, but are objectionable either from operative defect-s or cost of manufacture. y

The object of my'invention is to provide a `simple eiicient coupling of the latter type which is economical to manufacture and durable in heavy use.

AIn the accompanying drawings which illustrate a Selected embodiment of my inveution- Figure l is aside elevation of the coupling attached to a piece of rubber hose.

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Figure '1., showing the coupling in clamped position. y

Figure 3 is a section similarto that shown in Figure 2, but with the coupling in released position.

Figure't is a horizontal section on line of Figure l.

rPhe coupling includes a cylindrical cup 1, a collar 2 of rubber or other compressible material seated in the bottoni of cup l, a stem 3 having a head which bears against the upperface of collar 2, and a double A.V SNELL, a f

actuating lever 4 provided with cam-like ends 5. I

Cup l, collar 2 passageway for the delivery of air from the pump tube 6. Member 4 preferably consists of a. piece of spring wire bentfinto a U-shape, the legs 7 of the U yadjacent to each end bent inwardly'toward each other at 8 and then downwardly at 5 parallel tov the U legs. Cup 1 is provided with openings 9 and l0, loc-ated diametrically opposite each other and Opening 10` is large enough to permit the Offset end 5 of lever 4 to pass transversely therethrough. The upper surfaces of openings 9 and 10 form ful'c-rums for the divided lever.

When member 4 is pushed upwardly from the position shown in full lines in Figure 1, the cam ends 5 engage the upper surface of the head of stem 3 and force it downwardly, thereby compressing collar 2. Obviously the pressure on collar 2 forces the material inwardly as indicated vin Figure 2, which will serve to tightly grip any inserted element such as the valve stem of a tire.

By referring to Figure l, it will be noted that the legs of member 4 near their ends are positioned in a common plane which is inclined to the plane in rwhich the remainder of the member is located. As a result of this bending of the member legs when the lever is raised to the position indicated by dotand-dash lines in Figure l, the line of pressure created by the elasticity of collar 2 is to the right of the lever fulcrumv which tends to thrust the upper end of the lever yto the left, and as the upper end of the lever enand stem 3 have an axialv gages stem 3 or the hose mounted thereon,

and consequent eXpense of assembly is correspondingly small. There are noy fittings or machining required and =there are no parts to require repair or replacement due to hard usage.

The; details of my devieemaybe-modi fied in shapeand proportions Without departing from the spirit of my invention as expressed. in the folleivng claims I' claim; Y l. In' a hose coupling;7 a cup, a compressible collar seated therein, a U-shaped leverv for compressing said collar, the legs f Which are plvoted on said Cup and are provided with Can-like terminals which lie in a plane inclined. tothe plane containing the remaindel" 0f the lever Whereb7 when the collar is compressed, the manually manipulated end of the lever is forced against the hose attached to the coupling toV lool; the coupling in collar#compressing-position.

2. In a. hose coupling, a cup, av compressible-collar seated therein7V a eel-lar compressing lever comprisingr a. spring Wire bent into U-shape with the ends of its legs Offset, to provide. a,v fulsrum bearing and a @am terminal', Said, @up being provided with openings for receiving said Wire, one of which .openings is enlarged to permit passage of the offset cam terminal of the lever laterally.

In testimony whereof I hereuntoy aliiX my signature this 22nd.y day of November,V 1921.

SAMUEL A. SNELL. 

